Aramaean temple of Hadad
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The Aramaean temple of Hadad was an ancient Near Eastern sanctuary in Damascus dedicated to the storm god Hadad, later overbuilt by successive Greco-Roman and Islamic religious structures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aramaean temple of Hadad canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10532506 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aramaean temple of Hadad Context triple: [Roman temple of Jupiter in Damascus, builtOnSiteOf, Aramaean temple of Hadad]
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A.
Temple of Baalat Gebal
The Temple of Baalat Gebal is an ancient Phoenician sanctuary in Byblos dedicated to the city’s patron goddess, reflecting the religious and cultural significance of this early Mediterranean port.
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B.
Temple of Eshmun
The Temple of Eshmun is an ancient Phoenician sanctuary near Sidon in modern-day Lebanon, dedicated to the healing god Eshmun and notable for its extensive ritual and architectural remains.
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C.
Temple of Ninurta
The Temple of Ninurta is an ancient Assyrian sanctuary dedicated to the warrior god Ninurta, located within the archaeological site of Nimrud (ancient Kalhu) in modern-day Iraq.
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D.
temple of Shamash
The temple of Shamash at Hatra was a major sanctuary dedicated to the Mesopotamian sun god, reflecting the city's religious and architectural significance in the Parthian period.
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E.
temple of Shamash
The temple of Shamash in Larsa was a major Mesopotamian sanctuary dedicated to the sun god Shamash, serving as an important religious and administrative center in the ancient city.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aramaean temple of Hadad Target entity description: The Aramaean temple of Hadad was an ancient Near Eastern sanctuary in Damascus dedicated to the storm god Hadad, later overbuilt by successive Greco-Roman and Islamic religious structures.
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A.
Temple of Baalat Gebal
The Temple of Baalat Gebal is an ancient Phoenician sanctuary in Byblos dedicated to the city’s patron goddess, reflecting the religious and cultural significance of this early Mediterranean port.
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B.
Temple of Eshmun
The Temple of Eshmun is an ancient Phoenician sanctuary near Sidon in modern-day Lebanon, dedicated to the healing god Eshmun and notable for its extensive ritual and architectural remains.
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C.
Temple of Ninurta
The Temple of Ninurta is an ancient Assyrian sanctuary dedicated to the warrior god Ninurta, located within the archaeological site of Nimrud (ancient Kalhu) in modern-day Iraq.
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D.
temple of Shamash
The temple of Shamash at Hatra was a major sanctuary dedicated to the Mesopotamian sun god, reflecting the city's religious and architectural significance in the Parthian period.
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E.
temple of Shamash
The temple of Shamash in Larsa was a major Mesopotamian sanctuary dedicated to the sun god Shamash, serving as an important religious and administrative center in the ancient city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient temple
ⓘ
religious sanctuary ⓘ |
| approximateLocation | site of the present Umayyad Mosque ⓘ |
| architecturalType | walled temple precinct ⓘ |
| associatedCity | capital of the Aramaean kingdom of Damascus ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aram-Damascus
ⓘ
Jupiter Damascenus ⓘ Saint John the Baptist ⓘ
linked to:
John the Baptist
|
| category |
Ancient Near Eastern temples
ⓘ
Aramaean architecture ⓘ History of Damascus ⓘ |
| culture | Aramaean ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Hadad ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Christian basilica of Saint John the Baptist in Damascus
ⓘ
linked to:
Christian basilica of Saint John the Baptist
Roman Temple of Jupiter Damascenus ⓘ
linked to:
Palmyrene temples
Umayyad Mosque ⓘ
linked to:
Great Mosque of Damascus
|
| function |
cult center
ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ place of sacrifice ⓘ |
| hasDeity | Hadad ⓘ |
| hasDeityType | storm god ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryGod | Hadad ⓘ |
| influenced |
Roman cult of Jupiter Damascenus
ⓘ
later religious use of the site in Damascus ⓘ |
| influencedBy | West Semitic religious traditions ⓘ |
| languageContext | Aramaic ⓘ |
| laterReligiousLayers |
Christianity
ⓘ
Greco-Roman paganism ⓘ Islam ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ancient Near East
ⓘ
Damascus ⓘ Syria ⓘ |
| materialRemains |
foundations reused in later buildings
ⓘ
substructures beneath the Umayyad Mosque complex ⓘ |
| overbuiltBy |
Byzantine Christian church
ⓘ
Greco-Roman religious structures ⓘ Roman Temple of Jupiter ⓘ
linked to:
Temple of Jupiter
Umayyad Mosque ⓘ
linked to:
Great Mosque of Damascus
|
| partOf | historic religious complex of central Damascus ⓘ |
| politicalRole | royal cult center of Aram-Damascus ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier cult sites of Hadad in the region ⓘ |
| religion | Aramaean religion ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Iron Age
ⓘ
early 1st millennium BCE ⓘ |
| worshipPractices |
processions
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sacrificial rites to Hadad ⓘ votive offerings ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Aramaean temple of Hadad Description of subject: The Aramaean temple of Hadad was an ancient Near Eastern sanctuary in Damascus dedicated to the storm god Hadad, later overbuilt by successive Greco-Roman and Islamic religious structures.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Roman temple of Jupiter